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- 1 Kings
- Chapter 19
- Verse 16
And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
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Gill's Exposition
And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel,.... This was a son of Jehoshaphat, and a grandson of Nimshi; nor does he appear to have been anointed by Elijah, but by Elisha; and…
Barnes' Notes
Jehu, the son of Nimshi - In reality the grandson of Nimshi. But he seems to have been commonly known by the above title 2Ki 9:20; 2Ch 22:7, perhaps because his father had died and his grand-father…
Adam Clarke
Elisha - shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room - Jarchi gives a strange turn to these words: "Thy prophecy (or execution of the prophetic office) does not please me, because thou art the…
Here is, I. Elijah housed in a cave at Mount Horeb, which is called the mount of God, because on it God had formerly manifested his glory. And perhaps this was the same cave, or cleft of a rock, in…
Cambridge Bible
And Jehu the son of Nimshi We learn from the account of Jehu's anointing (2Ki 9:2) that Nimshi was Jehu's grandfather. He was -Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi." He was one of Ahab's…
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